XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz CLS C218 4/6 CYL (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2011-2018

The C218 CLS left the factory with electronic damping control wired straight into the car’s ECU, which is exactly why a straight coilover swap on this chassis throws fault codes and lights up the dash with suspension warnings. XYZ Racing’s Super Sport coilover for the 4/6-cylinder Mercedes Benz CLS C218 is built with that cancellation loop included, so the factory electronics are taken out of the equation and the car runs on mechanical damping instead of software-managed ride control.

That matters on a car shaped like this one. The CLS is a four-door coupe with a long bonnet and a four- or six-cylinder engine sitting ahead of the front axle, which gives it a nose-heavy stance that shows up as float on faster roads and dive under braking. This kit is built for fast-road driving and weekend track sessions, sharpening the turn-in on a chassis that otherwise leans on its factory setup to smooth things over rather than tighten them up.

What this coilover does for your 2011-2018 Mercedes Benz CLS C218 4/6 CYL

With 36-way damping adjustment on tap, you can wind the compression and rebound down for motorway commuting or up for a track day without swapping parts. Adjustable ride height lets you drop the C218’s stance and lower its centre of gravity, which cuts down the body roll that a heavy, long-bonneted coupe naturally carries into fast direction changes. Firming up the rear controls the way the back end settles under trail-braking, while the front-end adjustment range keeps the nose from diving hard when you’re hauling the CLS down from motorway speed into a corner. It’s a setup that lets you run soft for the daily commute and firm up before a circuit outing, rather than living with one compromise setting all year round.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport line is built around eliminating the harshness that rough UK roads and expansion joints put through a stock damper, while still giving you 36 individual steps of damping adjustment to work with. Ride height is independently adjustable, so you can set the CLS’s stance without changing the spring you’re running. XYZ Racing pitches this damper at drivers who want one coilover that copes with a daily commute and a weekend track session without swapping components between the two – soft enough for broken tarmac, firm enough to hold the C218’s body in check when you lean on it.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz CLS C218 (2011-2018)

This kit covers the C218-generation CLS with 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder engines, chassis code ME20-1-C, across the 2011-2018 production run. It’s built specifically as the cancellation-kit variant for cars fitted with electronic damping control from the factory, so the aftermarket damper replaces the OEM electronic system rather than fighting it.

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